Thakur, in her plea, relied on the observation made by the high court about the evidence available against her, along with the remarks made by the NIA while submitting the charge sheet.

“The ATS’ s investigation is fabricated. Subsequent investigation by the NIA has shown that the investigation done by ATS was not fair. We moved a discharge plea last week,” said Thakur’s lawyer Prashant Maggu.

The central agency, on May 13 last year, submitted a supplementary charge sheet, giving a clean chit to the six accused, including Thakur, and recommended to drop all charges against them.

The agency had said they don’t have sufficient evidence against Thakur to prosecute her.